Girdle



S. E. ROSENBERG Aug. 17, 1954 GIRDLE Filed Aug. 25, 195l.

2 Sheets-Sheet l ug- 17, 1954 s. E. RosENBERG v 2,586,311

GIRDLE Filed Aug. 25, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet.` 2

atented Aug. 17, 1954 STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to girdles of the dipped latex kind, that is,girdles which are made by diping a form in liquid rubber latex withwhich has been mixed suitable vulcanizing agents, pigments, fillers, andaccelerators, well known in the art, or which has been prevulcanized inliquid form. Girdles of this type have been on the market for a numberof years. The present invention has to do with an improved dipped latexgirdle provided with one or more pendent eienients secured thereto byreason of latex and a cooperating aperture or apertures in the pendenteieinent.

According to the invention, pendent elements such as a crotch piece orgarters are secured to the body portion of the girdle in a novel manner,and the edge contours of the body member are shaped so as to minimizewaste.

For a more complete understanding of the invention, reference may be hadto the following description of certain embodiments of the invention,and to the drawings, of which- Figure 1 is a front elevation or" agirdle as it would appear when suspended in an upright position;

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the same;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a crotch piece prior to incorporationinto the structure of the girdle shown in Figures 1 and 2;

Figure e is an elevational view of a dipping mold of novel shape;

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5 5 of Figure 4;

Figures 6 and '7 are fragmentary sections of the mold shown in Figure 5,but showing successive steps of the formation of the girdle structurethereon;

Figure 8 is a fragmentary front elevation of a Inodiiied form of girdle;

Figure 9 is a fragmentary front elevation of another modified form ofgirdle;

Figure 10 is a front elevation of a third modilcation;

Figure 11 is a perspective View of a garter to be attached to the bodyportion of a girdle; and

Figure 12 is a fragmentary elevation of a mold for use in making thegirdle shown in Figure 10.

Figures 1 and 2 show the iront and rear views of girdle embodying theinvention. The girdle has a front wall 2t and a rear wall 22 joined bycurved side walls 24 and 25. When the girdle is in an unstressedcondition, the front and back walls are substantially plane and the sidewalls have an approximately semicylindrical shape. The girdle is open atthe top and bottom and the upper edge 28 of the front wall is concavedownward as indicated in Figure 1, the upper 2 edge Bt of the rear wallbeing slightly concave downward. The bottom edges 32 and 34 of the frontand back `walls are substantially horizontal. According to theinvention, a crotch piece 35 is attached to the girdle as anintermediate step in the formation of the girdle by successive dips ofthe form into a pool of liquid rubber latex, The form 4@ shown in Figure4 is shaped to form girdles thereon in an inverted position. The formhas parallel front and rear faces, as indicated in Figure 5, and theside edges i2 and 44 are curved to a. Substantially semicylindricalshape. The form is suspended by suitable hooks lit. The front and rearfaces of the lower portion of the form have inward offset portions 48and 5S which result in arcuate shoulders E2 and 55. (Figure 5). Theseshoulders cause the latex on the front and rear faces of the form toform beads by surface tension immediately above these shoulders. Theshoulders are longitudinally curved as indicated in Figure 4 so that thebeads thus formed will constitute reinforced edges along the top openingof the iinished girdle. The upper part 553 of the form is made thickerthan the body of the form so as to provide shoulders 58 and Gil on thefront and back of the form. These shoulders extend horizontally acrossthe front and back faces of the form and also around the side edges.When the form is dipped into a pool of latex up to the shoulders 58 andB some of the latex is held by capillarity in the angles formed by theseshoulders and the adjacent vertical faces of the form, the latex thusheld forming beads of extra thickness to reinforce the bottom edges ofthe finished girdle. For girdles which are to have a crotch piece 3S, ashallow recess or groove 52 is provided in the upper portion of theform, this recess extending from the central portion of the shoulder 58over to the central portion oi the shoulder 86 and being just wideenough 'to receive a crotch piece 35. In making a girdle of this type,the form is dipped one or more times in a pool of prepared latex, theform being lowered into the pool until the surface of the pool reachesthe shoulders 58 and Si?. After each dipping the nlm of latex whichadheres to the form is dried but retains a sticky surface. When asufficient thickness of material has been built up on the form anddried, a crotch piece is applied to the groove 62 and the end portionsof this crotch piece are pressed against the sticky surface of the latexnlm which has been accumulated on the body portion of the form. Thecrotch piece is preferably, but not necessarily, provided with one ormore apertures at each end thereof. The form is then dipped again one ormore times to a suiciently greater depth to cause the formation ofiillets E8 where the crotch piece meets the front and rear walls of thegirdle. The additional lm of latex overlies the end portions of thecrotch piece and coalesces with the previously deposited lm of latexalong the edges of said end portions and through the openings 65, ifany, the underlying and overlying nlms of latex in the finished girdlemerging along the edges and through the openings. The crotch piece maybe of any desired material such as a strip of vulcanized latex with rwithout textile reinforcement. It is preferably of the order of 1/32 ofan inch in thickness. In the nished girdle, the end portions of thecrotch piece are underlaid and overlaid by the material of the bodymember of the girdle so that the crotch piece becomes practicallyTintegral with the body member.

When a girdle of this type is worn, the upper edges of the iront andrear walls are substantially on the same level and the lower edge of thefront wall is somewhat higher than the lower edge of the rear wall. Whenthe girdle shown in Figures 1 and 2 is being put on, the front wall isdrawn up to bring its upper edge E8 substantially on a level with therear edge 30. This elevates the lower edge 32 of the front wall abovethe level or the lower edge of the rear wall. Since girdles of this typecling tightly to the skin of the wearer, the girdle when once adjustedin this manner will stay in place. making the form so as to have theshoulders 58 and 05 horizontal and on the same level, a considerablesaving in waste material is had since there is very little to be trimmedfrom the girdle after it has been stripped from the form.

Figure S is a fragmentary front elevational view of a girdle which ismade in the manner hereinbefore described and is identical with thegirdle shown in Figure 1 except that the lower edge of the iront wallinstead o being horizontal is concaved upwardly at I9 and l2 on eitherside of the crotch piece. This provides for more freedom of movement ofthe legs of the wearer'. These concave edges are reinforced by beadsformed under the shoulders lli and 'i8 on the mold 89 as shown in Figure12.

A girdle having garters 8l attached thereto but without a crotch pieceis shown in Figure 9. This girdle has a body member with horizontallower edges when the girdle is unstressed, two garters being attached tothe front edge and two to the back edge. The gai-ters are provided withbands or strips 82 as shown in Fi.,- ure l1. Each strip 82 may andpreferably does have an aperture 84 in its end portion remote from thegarter itself. rThe form 89 is provided with shallow grooves 88 in itsupper portions, these grooves being located in the positions to beoccupied by the garters and their strips. Figure I2 shows the groovesfor the front garters. Similar grooves (not shown) are provided on theback face of the form but are more widely spaced apart. In making agirdle such as is shown in Figure 9, the form is given one or morepreliminary dips to such a depth that the surface of the pool reachesthe horizontal shoulder 88. The garter strips are then applied to theform, the end portions with perorations 84 being pressed against thelatex film on the form so as to adhere thereto. Suitable hooks 9i) areprovided in the grooves 86 to support the garters themselves and to keepthem clear of the latex in the pool when the form is dipped.

After the garters have been mounted with their strips in the grooves 86,the form is again dipped to the shoulder 88 one or more times. Theadditional iilm of latex overlies the end portions of the garter strips82 and coalesces with the underlying iilm of latex through the openings84, thus anchoring the garter strips firmly to the body member of thegirdle and making the garters practically integral with the body member.

A girdle can also be made with a crotch piece and garters as indicatedin Figure l0, the form shown in Figure 12 being suitable for suchpurpose. The upper portion of the form is provided with a central recessS2 which extends from the shoulder 88 on the front of the form to asimilar shoulder on the back of the form. After a preliminary dip thecrotch piece and the garters are applied to the form as hereinbeforedescribed, the end portions of these members being pressed against thesticky latex film on the form so as to adhere rmly thereto. Subsequentdippings cause the latex to cover the end portions of the crotch pieceand garter strips as herenbefore described.

Instead of or in addition to the crotch piece and the garters, I mayreinforce a portion of the body member of the girdle with any desiredreinforcing element or elements. For example, as indicated Figure 10, apatch gli of suitable thin material, such as an ordinary textile fabricor a piece of thin elastic cloth having a one-way stretch, may bepressed against the front of thel form after the preliminary dips.Subsequent dips cover the reinforcing patch so that the patch isembedded in the front wall of the girdle by the underlying and overlyinglnis of latex. If desired, one or more natural or articial whalebones 98may be built into the front wall of the girdle in a similar manner tostiffen the same.

I claim:

1. A girdle of deposited latex having a body member and a separatelymade pendent piece, said pendent piece having an end portion with anaperture therein joined to said body member, the material of said memberincluding latex films which underlie and overlie said end portion andmerge along the edge of said end portion and through said aperture.

2. A girdle of deposited latex having a body member and a plurality ofgarter straps joined thereto, each said garter strap having an endportion with an aperture overlapping the lower margin of the bodymember, the material of said body member including latex iilms whichunderlie and overlie said overlapping end portions of the garter strapsand merge in said apertures.

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